Business travel

Expected at the beginning of September after a three-year delay, the TGV of the future still does not have a launch date from SNCF.

Emirates will introduce its refurbished A380 featuring its new classes on the Dubai-Paris route from 25 October 2026. This notably includes the Premium Economy cabin, alongside the latest product and service innovations.

A new air traffic control system failure in the UK has led to severe disruption in British skies, causing anger among airlines and putting NATS in the hot seat.

Uber for Business reveals a study that estimates employee time saved in 2025 thanks to business travel at 410,000 hours, with a value of 52 million euros.

Hyatt is changing its loyalty programme airline partner, soon switching from American Airlines to Delta.

Mexican airline Aeromexico is to add a third destination departing from Paris: Guadalajara, the capital of Jalisco state and the country's second city.

A new Hyde hotel ideally located in Mexico City, the upcoming arrival of The Hoxton brand in Dubai, a planned 25hours in Bangkok: Accor's lifestyle subsidiary, Ennismore, is continuing its expansion.

By losing the Korean airline Asiana, which is merging with Korean Air and therefore leaving Star Alliance, the latter found itself without a lounge for its premium passengers at Incheon Airport. A void that will now be filled very quickly.

Crowne Plaza is offering a new flagship hotel in New York, illustrating the transformation of the predominantly business-focused brand: the Crowne Plaza Manhattan Times Square.

The updated list, airline by airline, of cancelled flights in September to the Near and Middle East.

A 24-hour national strike will disrupt all trains, buses, trams and metros in the Netherlands this Wednesday 9 September, with a direct impact on international Eurostar, ICE and Nightjet services.

A casualty on the line occurring on Tuesday at around 7am near Fresnoy-le-Luat (Oise) is causing severe disruption to the LGV Nord high-speed line, leading to delays of up to four hours on TGV and Eurostar services between Paris, Lille, London, Brussels and Amsterdam.

The Radisson Blu Medlock is part of the event-led transformation of Manchester City's stadium, the Etihad Campus, featuring a hotel with over 400 rooms that takes advantage of all the venue's meeting and event facilities.

Hundreds of thousands of travellers are currently stranded in Indonesia or abroad, due to the fallout of ash following the eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano between Java and Sumatra, which forced the authorities to close seven airports, including Jakarta. Traffic nevertheless resumed this Tuesday morning.

Hilton, Novotel, Mercure, Best Western: YouGov BrandIndex analysis shows that certain hotel brands are better regarded by business travellers than leisure ones.

A Deutsche Bahn ICE now connects Cologne to Antwerp with a stop at Brussels Airport, offering a new air-rail connection in cooperation with Brussels Airlines.

IWG is opening two spaces in Paris, an HQ in the 20th arrondissement and a Regus Porte d'Italie, following a record first half of the year with 728 global signings.

Air Canada is preparing a major international push for the summer of 2027. The Canadian airline has announced its largest intercontinental expansion to date, featuring five new international destinations and seven new routes departing from its three Canadian hubs.

Uber and Wayve have launched autonomous (though supervised) robotaxi trips in London. A UK first.

Hilton has broken the 100-hotel barrier in Turkey with a Hilton hotel ideally located for business travel, directly opposite Istanbul Airport.